New Vaquero-Who's Lying
- Thread starter Bullrock
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"So why don't we all move on. I don't like the Old Vaquero, I'm not Keeping the Old Vaquero,"
OK, let us know how the new one works out.
You had asked about stainless new type Vaqueros, I've seen blue new type Vaqueros and 50th aniversary Blackhawks in local shops, but no stainless guns so far.
OK, let us know how the new one works out.
You had asked about stainless new type Vaqueros, I've seen blue new type Vaqueros and 50th aniversary Blackhawks in local shops, but no stainless guns so far.
Bullrock, try www.legendaryguns.com in Phoenix. SS, blued, new model (or old) whatever you want). Also some of the more knowledgeable around. They also post regularly in www.gunsamerica.com - maybe www.gunbroker.com but not sure of the latter. Good luck.
shoots awe lots
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Bullrock the new rugers are a totally different animal then the old ones. I used to cowboy shoot and the best shooters used the rugers, the biggest complaint was how big it felt in the hand, ruger designed the new one alot smaller, which means less metal. Cowboy loads are just enough powder to make the lead only bullit ding the gong. I have handled the new ones but havent shot one yet, but what i,ve seen looks like a cowboy shooting gun to me. Cowboy Action Shooting is becoming very popular and Ruger came up with a gun for that market.
P. Plainsman
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I'll be surprised if you can't use the .357 New Vaquero as a working gun.
I have handled one of the .357s in stainless. The New Vaqs are not thick on the ground here in the Midwest, but most dealers seem to have one or two. It's a nice gun. More to the point, there's still some pretty good beef between the cylinder chambers -- more than the .45 Colt NV, as you'd expect.
I speak under correction here, as I've never fired one, but I'll be surprised if you can't run some good stout .357 rounds through the New Vaq.
Ruger should hurry up and send a .357 to Jeff Quinn at Gunblast.com, who did the fine writeup of the .45 New Vaq linked above (much more informative than any of the gun rag reviews I've read). Quinn appears to shoot little besides hot handloads and the hottest factory ammo through his .357s: Cor-Bon, Buffalo Bore, etc. If there's a problem, he'd presumably uncover it.
I have handled one of the .357s in stainless. The New Vaqs are not thick on the ground here in the Midwest, but most dealers seem to have one or two. It's a nice gun. More to the point, there's still some pretty good beef between the cylinder chambers -- more than the .45 Colt NV, as you'd expect.
I speak under correction here, as I've never fired one, but I'll be surprised if you can't run some good stout .357 rounds through the New Vaq.
Ruger should hurry up and send a .357 to Jeff Quinn at Gunblast.com, who did the fine writeup of the .45 New Vaq linked above (much more informative than any of the gun rag reviews I've read). Quinn appears to shoot little besides hot handloads and the hottest factory ammo through his .357s: Cor-Bon, Buffalo Bore, etc. If there's a problem, he'd presumably uncover it.
With all of the New Vaquero rumors going around, I talked to a friend at Ruger.
The New Vaqs are not dead.
The Old Vaqs could be brought back in the sense that the drawings & programs are still on file, but there are no known plans to re-introduce them, and certainly not this year. That's as of this morning, and could change tomorrow, but it's unlikely.
The "Heads rolled over the New Vaqs" rumor is not true. The Southport, Conn., plant was re-organized as announced at the stockholder's meeting, and that's the main reason the New Vaqs (and a couple other models) are scarce right now. The factory is simply trying to catch up. The re-organization had nothing to do with the New Vaqs, it just happened when it happened.
The other rumor about the New Vaqs being on hold because of production or design problems is also not true, see above.
Until things get back up to speed again, patience.
The re-organization at the factory should be a good thing for Ruger and us.
Denis
The New Vaqs are not dead.
The Old Vaqs could be brought back in the sense that the drawings & programs are still on file, but there are no known plans to re-introduce them, and certainly not this year. That's as of this morning, and could change tomorrow, but it's unlikely.
The "Heads rolled over the New Vaqs" rumor is not true. The Southport, Conn., plant was re-organized as announced at the stockholder's meeting, and that's the main reason the New Vaqs (and a couple other models) are scarce right now. The factory is simply trying to catch up. The re-organization had nothing to do with the New Vaqs, it just happened when it happened.
The other rumor about the New Vaqs being on hold because of production or design problems is also not true, see above.
Until things get back up to speed again, patience.
The re-organization at the factory should be a good thing for Ruger and us.
Denis
I am waiting for the NEW, new Vaquero, as the new one is still as finicky as the old one about which end of the cartridges are loaded into the cylinder first 
Seriously I have three Blackhawks and in the time it takes to go through a couple of boxes of ammo, the cylinder lineup can be done without even thinking. However, if you find the Old Vaquero irritating in that respect, and you can be satisfied with a new one, then I wouldn't hesitate ten seconds in making the switch. Some of us old fogeys wonder what was so bad about keeping a sharp flint for quick, sure ignition.
Seriously I have three Blackhawks and in the time it takes to go through a couple of boxes of ammo, the cylinder lineup can be done without even thinking. However, if you find the Old Vaquero irritating in that respect, and you can be satisfied with a new one, then I wouldn't hesitate ten seconds in making the switch. Some of us old fogeys wonder what was so bad about keeping a sharp flint for quick, sure ignition.
artsmom
I shot my new Beretta Stampede for the first time today, and when the cylinder goes Click you put the shell in. Unloading is the same. When the cylinder Clicks the shell drops out, or can easily ejected, compared to the Vaquero.
Exactly artsmom! I took some heat last week for saying exactly what you just said, about the old Vaquero.
I shot my new Beretta Stampede for the first time today, and when the cylinder goes Click you put the shell in. Unloading is the same. When the cylinder Clicks the shell drops out, or can easily ejected, compared to the Vaquero.
CarbineCaleb
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New England New Vaqueros
I have definitely seen New Vaqueros in the case up in the Kittery Trading Post in Maine, so they are out there... somewhere! Just not everywhere yet, I guess. Could always ask Ruger for the contact info of stocking dealers within a one hour drive of you. Hey, wait a minute - you're in Maine! Call up the KTP!
The other place you could try would be AG Guns - their main store in Lowell MA has one in 45LC, but they also have a shop in Milford, NH, which might not be too far, and you can pick up your gun there.
I have definitely seen New Vaqueros in the case up in the Kittery Trading Post in Maine, so they are out there... somewhere! Just not everywhere yet, I guess. Could always ask Ruger for the contact info of stocking dealers within a one hour drive of you. Hey, wait a minute - you're in Maine! Call up the KTP!
The other place you could try would be AG Guns - their main store in Lowell MA has one in 45LC, but they also have a shop in Milford, NH, which might not be too far, and you can pick up your gun there.
www.legendaryguns.com in Phoenix can probably help.